Shaw, 19, injured himself while attempting a catch at the deep midwicket boundary at the SCG on Friday

Prithvi Shaw rolled his left ankle attempting a catch on the deep midwicket boundary. (Image: @debasissen)

Teenaged batsman Prithvi Shaw is in serious doubt for the first Test between India and Australia at Adelaide Oval starting December 6 after he injured himself on the field during day three of the the tour game versus a CA XI on Friday.

Shaw, 19, injured himself while attempting a catch at the deep midwicket boundary at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday and was carried off the field while visibly in pain. The Indian team management sent him to a local hospital for scans, the results of which are awaited and he returned to the ground with his left ankle heavily bandaged and walking on crutches.